Author of the article

Eric Lloyd Blix lives in Minneapolis. His writing has appeared in such journals as Western Humanities Review, Caketrain, Paper Darts, and others, and it has been reprinted at Longform.org. He is a candidate in the MFA program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he teaches writing and serves as the managing editor of Blue Earth Review. His website is www.ericlloydblix.com, and he tweets some under the handle @eric_blix.